Our Lady of the Assumption News

For the  Mass on Thur. 2nd Nov., parishioners are requested to write down the names of family members who have passed away and wish to pray for them on that day. Place the envelopes in a  Basket in front of the Altar. Please, do not put in money.

There will be a Holy Mass followed by exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, 3rd November at 6.30 p.m.

11th Nov. Afternoon Tea with Ticket 25th Nov. - Christmas Fayre 7th Dec.  -  Christmas Prize Bingo 17th Dec. - Children's  Party. 22nd Dec. - Christmas Carol Concert by the Filipino Choir. We will start to collect items for the Christmas Fayre from Sunday, 5th...

Bishop Peter will be here on Friday, 8th Dec. at 6.30 p.m. for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

There will be a meeting of the Parents of the Children for first Holy Communion on Thursday, 2nd November at 7.00 p.m. in the Social Area. All parents are expected to be present at the meeting.

There will be an afternoon tea on Saturday 11th Nov. at 1.30pm. Ticket costs £8.00. Available from Maria/Maura/ EIlen at the back of church , We are supporting a Food Programme for an orphanage in the Filipins

There will be a Warm welcome with hot meal, a game of Bingo and quiz on Wed. 25th Oct. at 1.00 p.m. This will be the last Warm Welcome this year. Resuming again in January 2024.

We want to make  Christmas 2023 a little bit more joyful than ever. So we have planned for Christmas carol. Be prepared for the Filipino Choir on Friday, 22nd Dec. at 6.30 p.m. and join us for Tea, Coffee, wines, and most of all the Xmas fun.

If you would like to have a Mass offered for an intention, please fill in one of the envelopes and hand over to Sheila, Roy, Jim or to Father Anthony.

The Parish Repository has in stock now Christmas Cards, Birthday Cards, Congratulatory Cards Rosary beads of different kinds, Prayer books, Medals Missals, Statues, Holy Water bottles. Just visit the Repository and see for yourself.

Life in the Spirit prayer group will meet on Wednesday 13th October at 7.00 pm in the Social area. All welcome.

The Universal Church will on Sunday, 22nd Oct.  celebrate  world Mission Sunday. There will be a RED-BOX collection that weekend.

There will be a CAFOD Family Day collection on the weekend of 7/8th Oct.

Fr. Anthony will be leading a group of Parishioners on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Nov. 5th to 12th 2023.

There will be First Friday exposition and adoration of the blessed Sacrament followed by a Holy Mass on Friday, 6th Oct. at 6.30 p.m.

Interested Candidates to the permanent diaconate should please contact Fr. Anthony. Requirements are: Strong Faith, good marriage with spouse’s full consent, love of Jesus Christ and the Church, must be sixty years or below.  

There will be a retiring collection this weekend for the Home Mission Sunday. Evangelii Gaudium Sunday is a day to reflect on the call to all the faithful to be missionary disciples. The retiring collection of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday supports the work carried out by...

The annual Mass Count will be taken on the following Weekends: 16/17th September 23/24th September. 30th Sept./1st October. 7/8th October 2023.